Wednesday, May 27, 2015

the time machine (updated midi nylon guitar mix)

here is the midi classical guitar mix, with a more listenable sample-based sound font.

i gotta be clear: i don't like doing this. i'm a guitarist. this is a computer. my teeth are grating a little.

but, the reason i moved the track from guitar to piano (and then abandoned it, until this year when i turned it into a jazzy techno thing) is that you need a 21-fret classical to play it. there's a live electric guitar mix - because electric guitars have 21 frets, minimum (mine are 23 and 24). but i just don't have a 21 fret classical. i can't even fudge the harmonic; all i have is a miniature 19-fret thing, and it just can't do it.

but here's the thing: maybe i should have a 21-fret or more classical. and i will, eventually. i'd even go so far as to suggest that, when i get done the discography, classical guitar music may be the only music i keep making. that means i can't permanently close this - in fact i can virtually guarantee that i will eventually add a live classical mix to the ep.

but, i won't remove this one, because it's a different slant on it. so, here it is...

this evening, i'm going to do a full drum and bass techno romp mix with crunchy synths in replace of guitars. as of this moment, i'm thinking it will probably finish this off, but i'll need o give it a good listen before i get to that conclusion. i'm also not entirely sure about the tracklisting yet...

written in early 2001. rendered may 27, 2015.

https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/track/updated-midi-nylon-guitar-mix